This is a sample data record from the input data file below, as provided by NOAA CRN.
Sample entry for 20070113, 110000 GMT:
27516 500534 20070113 1100 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.6 0.0 0 0 -26.0 0
| 27516 | The station WBAN number |
| 500534 | The station COOP number |
| 20070113 | GMT Date, YYYY MM DD |
| 1100 | GMT TIME, HH mm |
| 1.301 | Version number of the station datalogger program |
| -156.61 | Station longitude |
| 71.32 | Station latitude |
| -25.6 | Surface air temperature average, for last 5 minutes of the previous hour |
| 0.0 | Total amount of precipitation recorded during the previous hour |
| 0 | Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance |
| 0 | QC for downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance |
| -26.0 | Surface infra-red temperature |
| 0 | QC for surface infra-red temperature |
27516 500534 20070113 0100 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -27.6 0.0 0 0 -28.2 0 27516 500534 20070113 0200 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -27.1 0.0 0 0 -27.8 0 27516 500534 20070113 0300 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -26.9 0.0 0 0 -27.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 0400 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -27.0 0.0 0 0 -27.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 0500 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -27.1 0.0 0 0 -27.5 0 27516 500534 20070113 0600 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -26.7 0.0 0 0 -27.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 0700 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -26.3 0.0 0 0 -27.0 0 27516 500534 20070113 0800 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.7 0.0 0 0 -26.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 0900 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.5 0.0 0 0 -26.1 0 27516 500534 20070113 1000 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.4 0.0 0 0 -25.9 0 27516 500534 20070113 1100 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.6 0.0 0 0 -26.0 0 27516 500534 20070113 1200 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.8 0.0 0 0 -26.2 0 27516 500534 20070113 1300 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.7 0.0 0 0 -26.2 0 27516 500534 20070113 1400 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.8 0.0 0 0 -26.2 0 27516 500534 20070113 1500 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.7 0.0 0 0 -26.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 1600 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.6 0.0 0 0 -26.1 0 27516 500534 20070113 1700 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.9 0.0 0 0 -26.4 0 27516 500534 20070113 1800 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.6 0.0 0 0 -26.3 0 27516 500534 20070113 1900 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.5 0.0 0 0 -26.1 0 27516 500534 20070113 2000 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.3 0.0 0 0 -25.9 0 27516 500534 20070113 2100 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.2 0.0 0 0 -25.8 0 27516 500534 20070113 2200 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.3 0.0 0 0 -25.8 0 27516 500534 20070113 2300 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.7 0.0 0 0 -26.1 0 27516 500534 20070114 0000 1.301 -156.61 71.32 -25.6 0.0 0 0 -26.2 0